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Sweden national rugby union team

{{Short description|Men's national rugby union team representing Sweden}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{more references|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox national rugby team

| Name= Sweden{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/halloffame/worldmap/769|title=Sweden - World Rugby - Hall of Fame|website=www.world.rugby}}

| Badge = Swedish Rugby Union logo.svg

| Badge_size = 160px

| Union = Svenska Rugbyförbundet

| Captain = Philip Murphy

| Coach = {{flagicon|ENG}} Alex Laybourne

| Caps = Tim Johansson (50)

| Top scorer = Axel Kalling-Smith (22)

| pattern_la1 = _navyborder

| pattern_b1 = _navycollar

| body1 = F4E457

| pattern_ra1 = _navyborder

| leftarm1 = F4E457

| rightarm1 = F4E457

| shorts1 = 1C1D43

| socks1 = F4E457

| World cup apps = 0

| World Rugby Rank = 30

| World Rugby Rank date = 27 January 2025

| First game = {{flagicon|SWE}} Sweden 6–0 Denmark {{flagicon|DEN}}
(23 October 1949)

| Largest win = {{flagdeco|LUX}} Luxembourg 3{{ndash}}116 Sweden {{flagdeco|SWE}}
(5 May 2001)

| Largest loss = {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} Soviet Union 72–0 Sweden {{flagicon|SWE}}
(1 July 1976)

|Most tries=Andrew Daish (18)

|founded=1932|league=Rugby Europe Trophy|World Rugby min year=2016|World Rugby min=62|World Rugby max=30|World Rugby max year=2024}}

File:Sweden v Czechia May 2022.jpg

The Sweden national rugby union team represents Sweden in rugby union.

Rugby has been played in Sweden since 1933, the first full international being played in 1949 against Denmark. The country celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2008.

Sweden has been a member union of World Rugby since 1988 and is one of the 48 members of Rugby Europe.

Sweden won Rugby Europe Division 2 in 2012 and Conference 1 North in 2022, beating the Czech Republic in the final league game of the season at Stockholm's Stadion, in front of more than 1,500 spectators, promoting them to the Rugby Europe Trophy, a league level consolidated in 22/23 with a third-placed finish.

The national side is ranked 31st in the world (as of November 11, 2024).{{Cite web|url=https://www.world.rugby/rankings/mru?lang=en|title = Men's Rankings | World Rugby}}

Current squad

This is the Sweden squad that has been selected for the Rugby Europe Trophy match against Luxembourg on 12 April 2025:

class="wikitable"

|+

|Player

|Club

|Player

|Club

Adam Christersson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kalmar Södra IFR

|Adrian Wadden

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Oakville Crusaders

Ale Loman

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nottingham RFC / {{flagicon|ENG}} Leicester Tigers

|Alexander Nahas

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Erikslunds KF

Alfred Nordgren

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö RC

|Armir Kozhani

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Kalmar Södra IFR

Arthur Marini

|{{flagicon|FRA}} {{interlanguage link|Rugby Club de Drancy|fr}}

|Axel Kalling-Smith (VC)

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Rams RFC

Christopher Nilsérius

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Enköpings RK

|Christopher Vannerberg

|{{flagicon|FRA}} GTO RC77

David Hill

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Exiles

|Elias Granath

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Dings Crusaders RFC

Jack Tatu Robertsson

|{{flagicon|LAT}} RK Livonia

|Mathis De Chavaille

|{{flagicon|FRA}} CM Floirac Rugby

Mattias Nilsson

|{{flagicon|ARG}} Club San Cirano

|Oscar Larsson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö RC

Petter Stråhle Heelge

|{{flagicon|LAT}} RK Livonia

|Philip Murphy (C)

|{{Ruicon|IRE}} Trinity College Dublin

Robin Fransson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Enköpings RK

|Samuel Ahlbeck

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Malmö RC

Theodor Karlsson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Exiles

|Tim Johansson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} RK Livonia

Vaa Pusateri Iuta Fryxell

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Exiles

|Viktor Cordes

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Lugi Rugbyklubb

Hannes Nylén (Reserve)

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Enköpings RK

Other recent callups :

class="wikitable"

|+

|Player

|Club

|Player

|Club

Linus Ahlgren

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Pingvin RC

|Samuel Ekfeldt

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Exiles

Vilhelm Carlsson

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stockholm Exiles

Leading Try Scorers

class="wikitable sortable"

!Name

!tries

Axel Kalling-Smith

|22

Ian Gowland

|21

Andreas Bruhn

|18

Kari Tapper

|16

Kanogo Njuru

|14

Bobby Nave

|13

Alan Letele

|12

Theodor Karlsson

|12

Johan Andersson

|11

Alfred Nordgren

|10

Thomas Arvidsson

|10

Rugby Europe Conference 1 North Champions 2021/22

2019 promoted side ↑ 2019 relegated side ↓ WR = World Ranking May 2022

class="wikitable" width="80%" style="text-align: center;"

!Conference 1 North

!WR

!{{Tooltip|Pl|Matches played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!D

!L

!B

!F

!A

!DIFF

!{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|SWE}}

|38

44

|0

|0

|3

|154

|81

| 71

19
bgcolor="#DA9694" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|CZE}} ↓

|37

43

|0

|1

|3

|142

| 70

| 72

15
bgcolor="#C4D79B" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|LAT}} ↑

|63

31

|0

|2

|1

|74

|109

| -35

5
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|LUX}}

|61

41

|0

|3

|0

|56

|145

| -89

4
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|HUN}}

|64

30

|0

|3

|2

|61

|90

| -29

2

Rugby Europe Trophy Fixtures and Results 2022/23

class="wikitable" width="40%" style="text-align: center;"

!

!

!

!DATE

{{ru|CRO}}

|22 - 27

|{{ru|UKR}}

|22/10/2022

{{ru|SWE}}

|37 - 17

|{{ru|CRO}}

|29/10/2022

{{ru|LIT}}

|39 v 20

|{{ru|UKR}}

|05/11/2022

{{ru|SWE}}

|12 v 69

|{{ru|SWI}}

|05/11/2022

{{ru|SWI}}

|45 v 6

|{{ru|LIT}}

|12/11/2022

{{ru|UKR}}

|32 v 59

|{{ru|SWI}}

|12/03/2023

{{ru|UKR}}

|38 v 15

|{{ru|SWE}}

|18/03/2023

{{ru|LIT}}

|37 v 39

|{{ru|CRO}}

|25/03/2023

{{ru|LIT}}

|15 v 18

|{{ru|SWE}}

|01/04/2023

{{ru|CRO}}

|22 v 32

|{{ru|SWI}}

|01/04/2023

Final League Table 2022/23

2022 promoted sides ↑ WR = current World Ranking (Apr 6 2023)

class="wikitable" width="80%" style="text-align: center;"

!Trophy

!WR

!{{Tooltip|Pl|Matches played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!D

!L

!B

!F

!A

!DIFF

!{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|SWI}}

|27

44

|0

|0

|3

|205

|72

| 133

19
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|UKR}}

|36

42

|0

|2

|1

|117

|135

| -18

9
bgcolor="#C4D79B" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|SWE}} ↑

|39

42

|0

|2

|1

|82

|139

| -57

9
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|LIT}}

|52

41

|0

|3

|3

|97

| 122

| -25

7
bgcolor="#C4D79B" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|CRO}} ↑

|42

41

|0

|3

|1

|100

|133

| -33

5

Rugby Europe Trophy Fixtures and Results 2023/24

class="wikitable" width="40%" style="text-align: center;"

!

!

!

!DATE

{{ru|SWE}}

|48 - 37

|{{ru|CZE}}

|28/10/2023

{{ru|CZE}}

|48 - 22

|{{ru|CRO}}

|04/11/2023

{{ru|UKR}}

|14 v 32

|{{ru|LIT}}

|04/11/2023

{{ru|SUI}}

|23 v 12

|{{ru|SWE}}

|04/11/2023

{{ru|LIT}}

|17 v 31

|{{ru|SUI}}

|11/11/2023

{{ru|UKR}}

|5 v 41

|{{ru|CRO}}

|11/11/2023

{{ru|CRO}}

|20 v 22

|{{ru|SWE}}

|18/11/2023

{{ru|CZE}}

|34 v 24

|{{ru|LIT}}

|25/11/2023

{{ru|CZE}}

|25 v 41

|{{ru|SUI}}

|09/03/2024

{{ru|CRO}}

|37 v 22

|{{ru|LIT}}

|16/03/2024

{{ru|LIT}}

|8 v 27

|{{ru|SWE}}

|23/03/2024

{{ru|UKR}}

|18 v 48

|{{ru|CZE}}

|23/03/2024

{{ru|SWI}}

|35 v 10

|{{ru|CRO}}

|23/03/2024

{{ru|SWE}}

|36 v 24

|{{ru|UKR}}

|06/04/2024

{{ru|SUI}}

|68 v 0

|{{ru|UKR}}

|13/04/2024

Final League Table 2023/24

2023 promoted sides ↑ Promoted to 2025 Rugby Europe Championship ▲ Relegated to 2024/5 Conference North ▼ WR = current World Ranking (Apr 6 2024)

class="wikitable" width="80%" style="text-align: center;"

!Trophy

!WR

!{{Tooltip|Pl|Matches played}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Matches won}}

!D

!L

!B

!F

!A

!DIFF

!{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}

bgcolor="#FFCC00" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|SWI}} ▲

|28

55

|0

|0

|2

|198

|64

| 134

22
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|SWE}}

|31

54

|0

|1

|2

|145

|112

|33

18
bgcolor="#C4D79B" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|CZE}} ↑

|32

53

|0

|2

|2

|192

|153

|39

14
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|CRO}}

|33

52

|3

|3

|3

|130

| 132

| -2

11
style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|LIT}}

|34

51

|0

|4

|0

|103

|143

| -40

4
bgcolor="#DA9694" style="text-align: left;" |{{ru|UKR}} ▼

|37

50

|0

|5

|0

|61

|225

| -164

0

Rugby Europe Trophy Fixtures and Results 2024/25

class="wikitable" width="40%" style="text-align: center;"

!

!

!

!DATE

{{ru|LIT}}

|47 - 20

|{{ru|LUX}}

|26/10/2024

{{ru|SWE}}

|22 - 16

|{{ru|CZE}}

|26/10/2024

{{ru|LIT}}

|19 - 46

|{{ru|SWE}}

|02/11/2024

{{ru|CZE}}

|49 - 26

|{{ru|CRO}}

|09/11/2024

{{ru|CRO}}

|31 - 42

|{{ru|SWE}}

|16/11/2024

{{ru|POL}}

|40 - 13

|{{ru|LIT}}

|16/11/2024

{{ru|CRO}}

|32 - 23

|{{ru|LIT}}

|23/11/2024

{{ru|CZE}}

|15 - 22

|{{ru|POL}}

|23/11/2023

{{ru|LUX}}

|31 - 31

|{{ru|CRO}}

|30/11/2024

{{ru|POL}}

|58 - 27

|{{ru|CRO}}

|22/02/2025

{{ru|CZE}}

|40 - 16

|{{ru|LUX}}

|08/03/2025

{{ru|LIT}}

|3 - 44

|{{ru|CZE}}

|29/03/2025

{{ru|LUX}}

|18 - 57

|{{ru|SWE}}

|29/03/2025

{{ru|LUX}}

| v

|{{ru|POL}}

|05/04/2025

{{ru|SWE}}

| v

|{{ru|POL}}

|12/04/2025

Results and Fixtures

The following is a list of test matches since 2018, as well as any future test matches that have been officially scheduled.

{{Cite web | url=https://www.scorespro.com/rugby-union/europe/teams/sweden-MTAwNTAz/ | title=Europe: Sweden - Latest Results | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413003133/https://www.scorespro.com/rugby-union/europe/teams/sweden-MTAwNTAz/ | archive-date=2020-04-13}}

class="wikitable" {|
Date

! Opponent

! Venue

! Competition

!

! Result

style="background:#dfd;"

|14 October 2017

|{{ru|HUN}}

| align="center" |Norrkōping, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

|12 - 10

style="background:#fcc;"

|28 October 2017

|{{ru|UKR}}

| align="center" |Odesa, Ukraine

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|L

|29 - 8

style="background:#fcc;"

| 28 April 2018

| {{ru|LTU}}

| align="center" |Kaunas, Lithuania

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|L

| 43 - 22

style="background:#dfd;"

| 12 May 2018

| {{ru|LAT}}

| align="center" |Enköping, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 50 - 27

style="background:#dfd;"

| 20 October 2018

| {{ru|MDA}}

| align="center" |Norrkōping, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 80 - 6

style="background:#dfd;"

| 3 November 2018

| {{ru|LUX}}

| align="center" |Luxembourg

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 9 - 10

style="background:#dfd;"

| 11 May 2019

| {{ru|HUN}}

| align="center" |Norrkōping, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 36 - 27

style="background:#fcc;"

| 19 May 2019

| {{ru|UKR}}

| align="center" |Odesa, Ukraine

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|L

| 23 - 14

style="background:#dfd;"

| 26 October 2019

|{{ru|LAT}}

| align="center" |Jurmala, Latvia

| align="center" |International

|W

| 22 - 26

style="background:#fcc;"

| 2 November 2019

| {{ru|LUX}}

| align="center" |Malmö, Sweden

| align="center" |International

|L

| 14 23 – L |0 - 13

style="background:#dfd;"

| 23 October 2021

| {{ru|LUX}}

| align="center" |Norrköping, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 14 23 – L |51 - 5

style="background:#dfd;"

| 23 April 2022

|{{ru|LAT}}

| align="center" |Baldone, Latvia

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

| 14 23 – L |25 - 46

style="background:#dfd;"
7 May 2022

| {{ru|HUN}}

| align="center" |Budapest, Hungary

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

|25 - 29

style="background:#dfd;"

| 14 May 2022

| {{ru|CZE}}

| align="center" |Stockholm, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Conference 1 North

|W

|28 - 18

style="background:#dfd;"

|October 29, 2022

| {{ru|CRO}}

| align="center" |Stockholm, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|37 - 17

style="background:#fcc;"

|November 5, 2022

| {{ru|SWI}}

| align="center" |Malmö, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|L

|12 - 69

style="background:#fcc;"

|March 18, 2023

| {{ru|UKR}}

| align="center" |Split, Croatia

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|L

|38 - 15

style="background:#dfd;"

|April 1, 2023

| {{ru|LIT}}

| align="center" |Siauliai, Lithuania

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|15 - 18

style="background:#dfd;"

|28 October 2023

|{{ru|CZE}}

| align="center" |Stockholm, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|48 - 37

style="background:#fcc;"

|4 November 2023

|{{ru|SUI}}

| align="center" |Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|L

|23 - 12

style="background:#dfd;"

|18 November 2023

|{{ru|CRO}}

| align="center" |Makarska, Croatia

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|20 - 22

style="background:#dfd;"

|23 March 2024

|{{ru|LTU}}

| align="center" |Siauliai, Lithuania

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|8 - 27

style="background:#dfd;"

|6 April 2024

|{{ru|UKR}}

| align="center" |Trelleborg, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|36 - 24

style="background:#dfd;"

|27 October 2024

|{{ru|CZE}}

| align="center" |Trelleborg, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|22 - 16

style="background:#dfd;"

|2 November 2024

|{{ru|LTU}}

| align="center" |Aukštaitija Stadium, Lithuania

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|19 - 46

style="background:#dfd;"

|16 November 2024

|{{ru|CRO}}

| align="center" |NSC Stjepan Spajic

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|31 - 42

style="background:#dfd;"

|16 March 2025

|{{ru|DEN}}

| align="center" |Häljarp, Sweden

| align="center" |Non-cap Friendly https://www.landskronadirekt.com/2025/03/17/sverige-korde-over-danmark-i-rugbylandskamp/

|W

|47 - 11

style="background:#dfd;"

|29 March 2025

|{{ru|LUX}}

| align="center" |Stade de Luxembourg

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|W

|18 - 57

style="background:#fcc;

|12 April 2025

|{{ru|POL}}

| align="center" |Trelleborg, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

| L

| 25 - 29

style="background:#fcc;

|17 May 2025

|{{flagicon|JER}}{{flagicon|GUE}} Channel Islands

| align="center" |Footes Lane, Guernsey

| align="center" |Granite Trophy (Non-cap Friendly) {{cite web|url = https://www.islandfm.com/news/guernsey/jersey-and-guernsey-to-play-together-in-channel-islands-rugby-team/?fbclid=IwY2xjawISBJFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHf8-aSpdbuCHlKMrc_i9mBcHGzawGGV1jrsHdsoezJy6sEQ5oa78PKdunA_aem_TyDM_HHF5-EK6zCuLot05Q | title = Jersey and Guernsey to play together in Channel Islands Rugby Team | website = islandfm.com}}

| L

| 28 - 66

25 October 2025

|{{ru|CRO}}

| align="center" |TBA, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|

|

1 November 2025

|{{ru|LTU}}

| align="center" |TBA, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|

|

15 November 2025

|{{ru|CZE}}

| align="center" |TBA, Czechia

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|

|

4 April 2026

|{{ru|DEN}}

| align="center" |TBA, Sweden

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|

|

11 April 2025

|{{ru|POL}}

| align="center" |TBA, Poland

| align="center" |Rugby Europe Trophy

|

|

Record

Below is a table of the representative rugby matches played by a Sweden national XV at test level up until 12 April 2025, updated after match with {{ru|POL}}.

class="sortable wikitable" {|
Against

! Played

! Won

! Lost

! Drawn

! % Won

bgcolor="#d0ffd0" align="center"
align="left" |{{ru|AND}}5230{{#expr:2/5*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|ARM}}1100{{#expr:1/1*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|AUT}}2200{{#expr:2/2*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|BEL}}12480{{#expr:4/12*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|CRO}}7610{{#expr:6/7*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|CZE}}9540{{#expr:5/9*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|Czechoslovakia}}80710%
align="left" |{{ru|DEN}}4936103{{#expr:36/49*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|East Germany}}30300%
align="left" |{{ru|FIN}}3300{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|GIB}}10100%
align="left" |{{ru|GER}}4130{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|HUN}}4400{{#expr:4/4*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|ISR}}3300{{#expr:3/3*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|LAT}}13940{{#expr:9/13*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|LTU}}11821{{#expr:8/11*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|LUX}}8710{{#expr:7/8*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|MLT}}4130{{#expr:1/4*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|MDA}}3210{{#expr:2/3*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|NED}}191180{{#expr:1/19*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|NOR}}7700{{#expr:7/7*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|POL}}161141{{#expr:1/16*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|POR}}20200%
align="left" |{{ru|Serbia & Montenegro}}5320{{#expr:3/5*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|Soviet Union}}20200%
align="left" |{{ru|ESP}}20200%
align="left" |{{ru|SUI}}8620{{#expr:6/8*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|TUN}}10100%
align="left" |{{ru|UKR}}8170{{#expr:1/8*100 round 2}}%
align="left" |{{ru|West Germany}}5230{{#expr:2/5*100 round 2}}%
class="sortbottom"

!Total!!220!!111!!103!!6!!{{#expr:111/220*100 round 2}}%

Honours

References

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